Ottawa County OH Detention Center

Ottawa County OH Detention Center basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 419-734-4404

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Ottawa County OH Detention Center is a medium-security detention center located at 1862 E Perry St Port Clinton, OH which is operated locally by the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Ottawa County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Port Clinton Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

The Corrections Division is the largest division within the Sheriff’s Office, employing 24 full-time Corrections Deputies and an Administrator. The Corrections Division operates two jails, the Detention Facility (Full-Service) and a Minimum Security Jail.

The Detention Facility is a 41-bed facility housing adult men and women charged with or convicted of Misdemeanor and/or Felony offenses. The Minimum Security Jail is a 48-bed dormitory style facility. Even though the court might say that they will make it available, the jail makes a final determination of who can be housed there. If an offender qualifies for the Minimum Security jail then inmates are able to bring in certain things with you.

Inmates can bring two pair of plain gray sweatpants and sweatshirts, but they must not have zippers, hoodies, or writing of any kind on them. T-shirts and yoga pants will not be accepted. You may also bring in predominately white colored tennis shoes. Women can bring three pair of white regular underwear and a white bra as long as it has no underwire in it. You may bring in three books but they must be donated to the facility. If you bring your own bible in you may take it with you when you are released. If you bring in your own sweats then you may also bring in a $10.00 roll of quarters to do your own laundry. If you get work release then you may bring your work clothes with you but you only have a small locker so you can not fit a lot of items in there. Work release and House Arrest is set up through probation before coming to the jail.

visitation Info

Ottawa County Detention Center – Visitation

• Tuesday 7:00pm to 9:00pm 
• Thursday 7:00pm to 9:00pm 
• Saturday 2:00pm to 4:00pm

No cell phones or electronic devices are allowed in the visitation room, nor is any kind of photography allowed. If observed with any of these you will be asked to leave and could be banned from visiting in the future.